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A federal restriction that extended drone no-fly zones to unmarked, moving Department of Homeland Security vehicles has been rescinded after objections from a Minneapolis drone pilot and concerns about press freedom and,

Reliable Robotics has raised $160 million as it continues developing an autonomous flight system aimed at civilian and military aircraft and works toward FAA certification.

The FAA has rescinded a temporary flight restriction that threatened civil and criminal penalties for drones near certain Homeland Security mobile assets, replacing it with a softer warning after a journalist challenged

The FAA and Pentagon have signed an agreement allowing deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system near the southern border after tests found no undue risk to passenger aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a gamer-themed recruitment campaign ahead of its April 17 hiring window as it tries to address a long-running shortage of air traffic controllers.

A new FAA campaign aimed at gamers may broaden awareness of air traffic control careers, but the underlying shortage is tied to training bottlenecks as much as recruitment.

The Transportation Department announced a new federal program to accelerate electric air taxi certification and deployment.

The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric vertical takeoff aircraft across 26 states, marking the most ambitious step yet toward commercial air taxi service.

An FAA airspace closure over El Paso after a laser counter-drone weapon was fired highlights how U.S. policy is struggling to keep pace with the rapidly evolving drone threat.